"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper" (Isaiah 54: 17).
Today is notable in English history for three great deliverance wrought by God for us. The first, in 1588, was the total destruction of the Spanish Armada by the breath of the Almighty. In 1605, on this day, the plot to destroy the House of Parliament was discovered. Today is also the anniversary of the landing of King William III at Torbay. Religious liberty was secured in 1688. This day ought to be celebrated by the songs of saints. Our Puritan forefathers most devoutly made it a special time of thanksgiving. There is a record of the annual sermons preached by Matthew Henry on this day. Our love of liberty should make us regard its anniversary with holy gratitude. Let our hearts and lips exclaim, " We have heard with our ears, and our fathers have told us, the wondrous things which You did in their day and in the old time before them." You have made this nation the home of the gospel. When the foe has risen against her, You have shielded her. Grant us more and more a hatred of evil and hasten the day of its entire extinction. We will stand on Your promise, "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."